Change: The Story of Coins

This interactive display teaches how coins are important financial, cultural and political tools. Visitors will explore the many ways in which Hellenic culture influenced the use, production and design of coins from early use to today. Themes of mythology, trade of goods, power, imagery and value will be examined across this hands-on exhibit. The exhibit features 29 coins, which date from the Hellenistic Period to the early Roman period (336 BCE-55 CE). Accompanying these coins will be a section focusing on Alexander the Great’s impact on the spread Hellenism.